1. Two cherry-red wigs (51’’); steel wire (better to use a lighter, for example, aluminum!). It is very important for mannequin head to be a little bit smaller than yours (it was my mistake, mine was 4 cm smaller around, it’s too small, as a result the wig pressed on my head awfully). The skeleton is made of wire and right over one of the wigs and fixed by sewing it to the wig net. It’s necessary to make a strong bearing on the back of the head, on the top and the triangle, covering half of the forehead. Also remember about the ears and temples, you should create the form you need while making the skeleton of wire. The crossing wire can be fixed with the sellotape.

2. Reel the plastic bonding (also used as bones in corsets) on the wire skeleton, bind crossing parts and fix them with sellotape. You need to make a roundish form with minimum of intervals. Put some padding polyester into the front part of the skeleton to make it puffy.

3. Fix the form with the help of papier-mache. I used paper napkins and PVA glue. Make several layers.

4.Paint it in the colour of the wig. I used acrylic, as I had nothing else at that time.

5. Glue the locks of the wig to papier-mache structure with PVA, by thin layers, removing the excess of the glue. First I glued the locks at the bottom across the structure, then upper and side locks. Sometimes for styling I used granulated gelatin (jelly) – glass of water for 1 tablespoon of gelatin, wait for 40-60 minutes, while it melting in the water and then warm but not boil. Cut the locks from the second wig and glue them to the bear intervals. Last of all glue the locks from the very top to the end of the structure. Cut the front locks so it makes an effect of real hair growth. If somewhere locks do not hold well, fix them with the hairpins, and wait till they are harden. At the top of the neck I left some wigs hair to hide my own hair. Do not forget to try the structure on during the process. For the safety of the ready wig cover it with the hairspray. ______________________________ My mistakes:The top the wig came out too high, it can be avoided. Forms for the ears came out not deep enough, that’s why my ears were squeezed a little. As the skeleton of the wig structure became too small inside, my own hair could not be got into the ready wig, I had to cut them shortly and shave the temples to be sure they won’t bristle. It was not enough locks to cover the bottom of the wig along. While making the wire skeleton I did not underlay anything the wire. Cover it first with something soft to reduce pressure and pain. Because of the small space inside I could not even put the comb to hold the structure at my own hair. The wig holds on my head due to the pressure and the triangle part on my forehead.

I can wear this wig for only 4 hours, and then a bump appears on my forehead. It’s not too heavy, but during some time the neck feels tired. A time will come and I will burn this monster XD

During a month I practiced to style wigs and one of them was Jessie’s wig, it was one of the first my really difficult works. It came out not perfectly enough, but this tutorial will help you to make it better and avoid my mistakes. Good luck with your creativity and creation of similar works